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2024 Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Ohio

4 Colleges in Ohio
256 IE Degrees Awarded
$62,992 Avg Early-Career Salary
Industrial Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #87 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 256 degrees in industrial engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Industrial Engineering School

Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Ohio Your choice of industrial engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Industrial Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Industrial Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in IE
Master's Degrees in IE
Doctor's Degrees in IE

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Industrial Engineering Schools in Ohio list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Industrial Engineering in Ohio

The schools below may not offer all types of ie degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Ohio Schools in IE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
162 IE Degrees Awarded
11.7% Growth in Graduates

Ohio State University - Main Campus is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in industrial engineering. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 162 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the industrial engineering degree program at Ohio State University - Main Campus earn $7,919 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$63,889 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in industrial engineering has to look into Ohio University - Athens Campus. OHIO Athens is a very large public university located in the town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were about 26 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, ie degree recipients typically earn around $63,889 in the first five years of their career.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 IE Degrees Awarded
$60,563 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in industrial engineering needs to look into Youngstown State University. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 35 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ie program report average early career wages of $60,563.

More information about a degree in industrial engineering from Youngstown State University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 IE Degrees Awarded
$52,124 Median Starting Salary

Kent State University at Kent is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in industrial engineering. Kent State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Kent. This university ranks 14th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 31 industrial engineering students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, ie degree recipients usually earn an average of $52,124 in their early careers.

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Best Industrial Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Industrial Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 579
Illinois 304 408
Indiana 294 382
Wisconsin 273 252

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Industrial Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

IE Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Industrial Engineering 256

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Majors Similar to IE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,106
Electrical Engineering 1,153
Computer Engineering 1,143
Chemical Engineering 791
Civil Engineering 769
Biomedical Engineering 529
General Engineering 326
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 314
Systems Engineering 180
Materials Engineering 179

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